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ABSTRACT: Background
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), including adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs), have been shown to attenuate organ damage in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and sepsis; however, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. In this study, we aimed to explore the potential roles and molecular mechanisms of action of ADSCs in histone-induced endothelial damage.Methods
Male C57BL/6 N mice were intravenously injected with ADSCs, followed by histones or a vehicle. The mice in each group were assessed for survival, pulmonary vascular permeability, and histological changes. A co-culture model with primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) exposed to histones was used to clarify the paracrine effect of ADSCs. Overexpression and inhibition of miR-126 ADSCs were also examined as causative factors for endothelial protection.Results
The administration of ADSCs markedly improved survival, inhibited histone-mediated lung hemorrhage and edema, and attenuated vascular hyper-permeability in mice. ADSCs were engrafted in the injured lung and attenuated histone-induced endothelial cell apoptosis. ADSCs showed endothelial protection (via a paracrine effect) and Akt phosphorylation in the histone-exposed HUVECs. Notably, increased Akt phosphorylation by ADSCs was mostly mediated by exosomes in histone-induced cytotoxicity and lung damage. Moreover, the expression of miR-126 was increased in exosomes from histone-exposed ADSCs. Remarkably, the inhibition of miR-126 in ADSCs failed to increase Akt phosphorylation in histone-exposed HUVECs.Conclusion
ADSC-derived exosomes may exert protective effects on endothelial cells via activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway.
SUBMITTER: Mizuta Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7691956 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mizuta Yukie Y Akahoshi Tomohiko T Guo Jie J Zhang Shuo S Narahara Sayoko S Kawano Takahito T Murata Masaharu M Tokuda Kentaro K Eto Masatoshi M Hashizume Makoto M Yamaura Ken K
Stem cell research & therapy 20201127 1
<h4>Background</h4>Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), including adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs), have been shown to attenuate organ damage in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and sepsis; however, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. In this study, we aimed to explore the potential roles and molecular mechanisms of action of ADSCs in histone-induced endothelial damage.<h4>Methods</h4>Male C57BL/6 N mice were intravenously injected with ADSCs, followed by histon ...[more]